diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index cbb39f9..ac06948 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -17219,12 +17219,6 @@ function getInputs() {
             result.fetchDepth = 0;
         }
         core.debug(`fetch depth = ${result.fetchDepth}`);
-        // Fetch jobs
-        result.fetchJobs = Math.floor(Number(core.getInput('fetch-jobs') || '-1'));
-        if (isNaN(result.fetchJobs) || result.fetchJobs < -1) {
-            result.fetchJobs = -1;
-        }
-        core.debug(`fetch jobs = ${result.fetchJobs}`);
         // LFS
         result.lfs = (core.getInput('lfs') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
         core.debug(`lfs = ${result.lfs}`);
@@ -17241,6 +17235,15 @@ function getInputs() {
         }
         core.debug(`submodules = ${result.submodules}`);
         core.debug(`recursive submodules = ${result.nestedSubmodules}`);
+        // Fetch jobs during submodule update
+        result.fetchJobs = -1;
+        if (result.submodules) {
+            result.fetchJobs = Math.floor(Number(core.getInput('fetch-jobs') || '-1'));
+            if (isNaN(result.fetchJobs) || result.fetchJobs < -1) {
+                result.fetchJobs = -1;
+            }
+            core.debug(`fetch jobs = ${result.fetchJobs}`);
+        }
         // Auth token
         result.authToken = core.getInput('token', { required: true });
         // SSH
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index ad26b7a..a06afe0 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   }
   core.debug(`fetch depth = ${result.fetchDepth}`)
 
-  // Fetch jobs
-  result.fetchJobs = Math.floor(Number(core.getInput('fetch-jobs') || '-1'))
-  if (isNaN(result.fetchJobs) || result.fetchJobs < -1) {
-    result.fetchJobs = -1
-  }
-  core.debug(`fetch jobs = ${result.fetchJobs}`)
-
   // LFS
   result.lfs = (core.getInput('lfs') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
   core.debug(`lfs = ${result.lfs}`)
@@ -113,6 +106,16 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   core.debug(`submodules = ${result.submodules}`)
   core.debug(`recursive submodules = ${result.nestedSubmodules}`)
 
+  // Fetch jobs during submodule update
+  result.fetchJobs = -1
+  if (result.submodules) {
+    result.fetchJobs = Math.floor(Number(core.getInput('fetch-jobs') || '-1'))
+    if (isNaN(result.fetchJobs) || result.fetchJobs < -1) {
+      result.fetchJobs = -1
+    }
+    core.debug(`fetch jobs = ${result.fetchJobs}`)
+  }
+
   // Auth token
   result.authToken = core.getInput('token', {required: true})